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SQL Server on Linux

You're reading from  SQL Server on Linux

Product type Book
Published in Aug 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788291804
Pages 222 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Toc

Table of Contents (19) Chapters close

Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
1. Linux Distributions 2. Installation and Configuration 3. SQL Server Basics 4. Database in the Sandbox 5. Sample Databases 6. A Crash Course in Querying 7. Backup and Recovery Operations 8. User Management 9. Implementing Data Protection 10. Indexing 11. In-Memory OLTP 12. Beyond SQL Server

Northwind database


If you are familiar with the classic SQL Server on Windows then there is only a very small probability that you haven't heard about the epic Northwind. Actually, this database originated from the ancient Microsoft Access. Those members of the Linux population with some MySQL or PostgreSQL experience probably do not know about it, but it is very close to the sakila or dvdrental samples from those platforms.

Northwind (https://northwinddatabase.codeplex.com/) is a classic example of a sales system where you have basic entities: Customers, Products, Orders, and Employees. From the SQL Server perspective, it was an official example from version SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005. Later it was replaced by a more detailed and complex system of sales. Now, Northwind is not officially supported by Microsoft, but it remains one of the most popular examples in the SQL Server world as it is simple, easy to read, and ideal for beginners with zero or very little database and SQL experience...

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